Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Chemistry In Life Eighth Edition

Hi. Welcome back to the lovely laboratory, Chemistry in Life. Still along with me, Dian aka Myu-chan. This week, I have nothing to do, except... writing In Love With again. Who'll be the person of the month? Check it out later. Oh, I've almost forgotten. There is also news about the most popular case in Indonesia now. Ok, let's get started~!!

IN LOVE WITH... MASAYUKI SAKAMOTO

Well, this is the second issue of In Love With. I don't know why I choose the person whose birthday is... Yeah, I mean Just a few weeks ago...

Anyway, I prefer him than anyone else, as I have to write a letter… to the leader of V6... to someone whose I called... 'Papa Marsa'

A letter from Myu-chan to Sakamoto-kun

Dear Sakamoto-kun...

It's been more than three years since I know about V6...And it's been more than three years to know about you...You always concern about V6...Even when Inocchi said to you that he would go back to school...You said, 'What about V6?'And at that time, I see you're so afraid...Then I know why you concern about V6 so much...You just want to be a good leader for V6...Nothing more...And I know that no one loves V6 more than you...Now I can say...You are the best leader...Not just in Johnny's, but also in the world...A good 'papa' of all the member of V6... (and for me)Otanjoubi omedetou ne, Papa~!Keep the leader's spirit~!V6 will always love you… ESPECIALLY NAGANO~!!!Itsumademo... zutto. (taiyou no ataru basho de??)

Ai o komete,

Myu-chan

PS: Sorry for forgotten your birthday that time... m(_._)m And if another V6 members made such a problem… (Especially Okada [maybe another Kamisen member, too]) Just call Myu-chan, yo~!! I'll pinch them... (^_^;;

For Myu-chan: What the hell with the letter??? (^_^;;

Well, yeah... Sakamoto-kun is not just the best leader... Not just a leader, but also 'papa' for V6 (and for me)... Even he makes my heart melt now. My dear... I'll be in Sakamoto-kun's heart... (^_^) *Pandangan aneh dari Mami Ming pada Myu-chan*

BUYAT CASE

Alright, this is the most popular case, the hottest one I mean, in the recent days. This case is happened at Buyat village, a village at the Buyat Bay, Minahasa, North Sulawesi.

The case is... Some of the villagers complained if they were suffering from diseases such as lumps on their body, dizzy, fever, etc. The community social activity group who received their complaint then immediately conclude if the Buyat villager were suffering from minamata disease that caused by mercury pollution.

The gold mining company at the area, P.T. Newmont Minahasa Raya, was considered as the mastermind of the pollution. Finally, four of the villagers were taken to Jakarta to get their blood examined. The result is surprising enough, their blood are contaminated by mercury, even above the limit. Although like that, the mercury amount in their blood is not fulfilling the condition to make them suffer from minamata.

The funny one is, the Environmental Ministry who rejected that there is pollution at Buyat Bay, still hold on their convictions. But, the minister, Nabiel Makarim, refused to eat the fish which is preserved by Buyat villager. Also, when the temporary result of the examination comes out, the community social activity group in Jakarta still persisted in their stand if there is pollution and minamata case. As a consequence, four of the villager, who have their blood examined, claimed the Environmental Ministry. Whereas, the community social activity group in Minahasa don't have the courage to say if there is minamata case in Minahasa anymore. But, they just still sure if there is pollution at Buyat Bay. Moreover, some of the other villagers also have initiative to examine their blood at Jakarta.

Finally, the researcher team from Japan (sorry for forgetting the name...) then brought in to exam this case. And for me, it's a propitious step, because I think, they have more experience and knowledge about minamata disease. Moreover, the researcher team from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science from University of Indonesia have said if the result they achieved is just a temporary result, and need more advanced research to know if there is mercury (or arsenic) pollution at Buyat Bay or not. I think the community social activity group was too hurrying to say if this is minamata case. Whereas, they know if the mercury amount in the villagers blood is not fulfilling the condition to make them suffer from a case named 'minamata'. Even, P.T. Newmont has not been proven as the cause of this case.

Maybe there is mercury pollution at the area. But, I'm not sure if P.T. Newmont is the cause. If they are the cause, it means that their waste disposal system is not fit the conditions for safety chemical waste disposal. Anyway, let's see, the cause of this case may come from public mining, from the own villagers. I don’t provide P.T. Newmont nor blame the villager, but like at Kahayan River or Kapuas River in Kalimantan, which are also the areas for gold mining, most of the miners who use mercury to mine gold are local miner. And most of them don't know the side effect from mercury. What a pity... They should know the effect of mercury, aren't they?

Yeah, if I might say about the community social activity group, sometimes people could be so fool if concern with money… ne? OK, how about the activist's Chemistry mark when they were in school??? Even they don't know much about the limit to cause minamata, so how could they saiy if this is minamata case??? Baka ne~!! *Mbok ya belajar kimia yang bener gitu lho, mas~!!!*

Alright, this is the end of the Chemistry In Life Eighth Edition. I'm Dian Anggraini. See you next time, and stay healthy. Ja ne~!! (^_^)/~~~

There's no need to be No. 1
you've always been a very special only one.

I saw many kinds of flowers
lined up in front of the flowershop.
everyone has their favorite kinds
but all of them are pretty.
Without competing to see
which was the best among them,
they were standing
straight up proudly inside the bucket.

So why then do we humans
have to compare ourselves to one another?
Eventhough each and every person is different,
why do we want to be number one?

Yes we are each..
a flower unlike any other in the world
and each and everyone of us carries a different seed
We should focus all our efforts
on trying to make that flower bloom.

There are people who are
constantly unsure of what they want,
as they laugh a little put out.
It can't be helped, all those flowers,
that did everything they could to bloom, are pretty.
when at last that person comes out of the store,
they're holding a colorful bouquet
and I see them smiling happilly as they go by me.

I never knew their name but
that day they made me smile.
we too are like flowers that bloom in places
where no one pays any attention.

Yes we too are each...
a flower unlike any other in the world
and each and everyone of us carries a different seed
We should focus all our efforts
on trying to make that flower bloom.

Small flowers and big flowers,
none are the same as one another.
There's no need to be No. 1
you've always been a very special only one.